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MAGISTRATE’S COURT

WEDNESDAY

(Before- Mr R. C. Abernethy, S.M.) Robert James Ross, farmer, of Clifton, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving a motor-vehicle over a railway crossing when a train was aproaching within half a mile of the crossing. De-tective-Sergeant R. Thompson said that on August 17 the defendant drove his car over the Elies road crossing. The driver of an approaching engine had to apply the brakes suddenly and the car passed over the line nine or 10 feet from the engine. The defendant was convicted and fined £l/10/-, costs 3/-. “Complaints have been received from the Fruiterers’ Association that some shops have been selling fruit on Sunday afternoons when most of them are closed,” said Senior-Sergeant W. T. Kelly when Andrew Stevens, a fruiterer, of Dee street, was charged with keeping his shop open on a Sunday to transact business. The defendant pleaded guilty. He was convicted and fined £l, costs 10/-. Owen Alfred Parker, of Invercargill, was charged with allowing another person to drive a rental car he had hired and with allowing it to carry more passengers than provided for in the licence. Mr T. V. Mahoney appeared for the defendant. Pleas of guilty were entered on both charges. Senior-Sergeant Kelly said that a constable had seen a rental car, which was licensed to carry four persons, with five persons in it. A man other than the defendant was driving the car, whereas the defendant’s name was on the licence. Senior-Sergeant Kelly said it was not generally known that the person whose name was on the licence was committing an offence if he allowed another person to drive a rental car in his stead.

Mr Mahoney said that the regulation was not generally known and he asked that the Court issue a warning and discharge the defendant. In convicting the defendant and ordering costs of 10/— to be paid in both instances, the Magistrate said that warnings had been issued before for such offences.

REMANDS GRANTED Ronald Percival Hellier, labourer, of Gore (Mr D. A. Bell), appeared on a charge of breaking and entering with intent to commit theft, and Edward Blake Hellier, labourer, of Gore (Mr Bell), was charged with receiving from Ronald Percival Hellier 5/6, knowing it to have been dishonestly obtained. Both the accused were remanded to appear at Gore on Monday. Bail of £5O with one surety for a similar amount was allowed in both cases. Ronald G. Howison, of Dunedin, wrote pleading guilty to a charge of casting offensive matter in Esk street. He was convicted and discharged. Robert Larsen, carpenter, of Collingwood, was charged with driving a motor-car and trailer loaded with building material across the footpath in Yarrow street, otherwise than upon a vehicular crossing. Mr G. M. Broughton appeared for the defendant and Mr J. Robertson for the city building inspector, George Dawson McKechnie. Mr Broughton said that no damage had been done to the footpath and that the defendant had previously lodged £2/10/- against possible damage. The defendant was convicted and discharged.

TRAFFIC BREACHES For exceeding the speed limit, John Crooks, a gravel merchant, of Invercargill (Mr T. R. Pry de), was convicted and fined £l, costs 10/-, and Arthur Collins, of Invercargill, was convicted and fined £l, costs 10/-. For having no warrant of fitness, Erie William Dawson, of Invercargill, was convicted and ordered to pay costs 10/-. For failing to give way to a tramcar across an intersection, William J. Henderson, of Invercargill, was fined £l, costs 3/-. Leonard R. Lopdell, of Invercargill, was fined 10/-, costs 3/-, for a breach of the parking regulations. For a similar offence, John Tillard, of Invercargill, was fined 10/-, costs 10/-. Kenneth McKeogg, of Invercargill, was convicted and ordered to pay costs 10/- for carrying another person on his bicycle, and Allan Stuck was convicted and fined 10/- for allowing himself to be carried on a bicycle.

SENTENCE IMPOSED FOR ARSON (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, September 11. “I can only take the view that you are a social nuisance of a particularly dangerous type,” said Mr Justice Northcroft in the Supreme Court today in sentencing Robert Henry Butcher, single, aged 40, to three years’ reformative detention on charges of arson. Counsel said that Butcher was subnormal, but medical opinion did not consider him suitable for an’ asylum.

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Southland Times, Issue 24229, 12 September 1940, Page 9

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MAGISTRATE’S COURT Southland Times, Issue 24229, 12 September 1940, Page 9

MAGISTRATE’S COURT Southland Times, Issue 24229, 12 September 1940, Page 9

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